Strategic Capacity Planning

Description
capacity planning, breakeven analysis, applying decision trees to capacity planning, cost volume relationships, approaches to capacity expansion, theory of constraints.

Strategic Capacity Planning and Management

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Outline
CAPACITY PLANNING Strategic Capacity Management BREAKEVEN ANALYSIS APPLYING DECISION TREES TO CAPACITY DECISIONS STRATEGY DRIVEN INVESTMENTS
– Investment, Variable Cost, and Cash Flow – Net Present Value

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Capacity Decisions _Strategic Capacity and medium term capacity decisions
Marketplace and Demand Demand Forecasts, orders Product Decisions Process Planning & Capacity Decisions Research and Technology

Work Force Raw Materials Available External Capacity Subcontractors

Aggregate Prod Plan/ Capacity Medium term
Master Production Schedules, MRP systems Capacity Reqmnt Plan Detailed Work Schedules / Fine cut capacity plan

Inventory On Hand

Multiple levels of capacity decisions

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Types of Planning/ Decisions Over a Time Horizon
Long Range Planning Intermediate Range Planning Short Range Planning
*Limited options exist

Add Facilities Add long lead time equipment Sub-Contract Add Equipment Add Shifts

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Add Personnel Build or Use Inventory Schedule Jobs Schedule Personnel Allocate Machinery

* Modify Capacity

Use Capacity
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Capacity Planning
Capacity is the upper limit or ceiling on the load that an operating unit can handle. The basic questions in capacity handling are:
– – –

What kind of capacity is needed? How much is needed? When is it needed?

Importance of Capacity Decisions
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

Impacts ability to meet future demands Affects operating costs Major determinant of initial costs Involves long-term commitment Affects competitiveness Affects ease of management Globalization adds complexity Impacts long range planning

Capacity
Design capacity


maximum output rate or service capacity an operation, process, or facility is designed for Design capacity minus allowances such as personal time, maintenance, and scrap rate of output actually achieved--cannot exceed effective capacity.

Effective capacity


Actual output


Efficiency and Utilization
Actual output

Efficiency =
Effective capacity

Actual output
Utilization = Design capacity
Both measures expressed as percentages

Efficiency/Utilization Example
Design capacity = 50 trucks/day Effective capacity = 40 trucks/day Actual output = 36 units/day

Actual output

=

36 units/day = 40 units/ day

Efficiency =
90% Effective capacity

Utilization =
72%

Actual output Design capacity

=

36 units/day 50 units/day =

Determinants of Effective Capacity
Facilities Product and service factors Process factors Human factors Operational factors Supply chain factors External factors

Strategy Formulation
Capacity strategy for long-term demand Demand patterns Growth rate and variability Facilities
– Cost of building and operating

Technological changes
– Rate and direction of technology changes

Behavior of competitors Availability of capital and other inputs

Key Decisions of Capacity Planning
1. Amount of capacity needed
2. Timing of changes 3. Need to maintain balance

4. Extent of flexibility of facilities

Capacity cushion – extra demand intended to offset uncertainty

Steps for Capacity Planning
1. Estimate future capacity requirements 2. Evaluate existing capacity

3. Identify alternatives
4. Conduct financial analysis 5. Assess key qualitative issues 6. Select one alternative 7. Implement alternative chosen

8. Monitor results

Make or Buy
1. Available capacity
2. Expertise 3. Quality considerations

4. Nature of demand
5. Cost 6. Risk

Developing Capacity Alternatives
1. Design flexibility into systems 2. Take stage of life cycle into account 3. Take a ?big picture? approach to capacity

changes 4. Prepare to deal with capacity ?chunks? 5. Attempt to smooth out capacity requirements 6. Identify the optimal operating level

Economies of Scale
Economies of scale
– If the output rate is less than the optimal level, increasing output rate results in decreasing average unit costs

Diseconomies of scale
– If the output rate is more than the optimal level, increasing the output rate results in increasing average unit costs

Evaluating Alternatives
Production units have an optimal rate of output for minimal cost. Average cost per unit

Minimum average cost per unit

Minimum cost

0

Rate of output

Evaluating Alternatives
Minimum cost & optimal operating rate are functions of size of production unit. Average cost per unit

Small
plant

Medium plant

Large plant

0

Output rate

Planning Service Capacity
Need to be near customers
– Capacity and location are closely tied

Inability to store services
– Capacity must be matched with timing of demand

Degree of volatility of demand
– Peak demand periods

Cost-Volume Relationships

Amount ($)

Fixed cost (FC) 0 Q (volume in units)

Cost-Volume Relationships

Amount ($) 0

Q (volume in units)

Cost-Volume Relationships

Amount ($) 0

BEP units Q (volume in units)

Break-Even Analysis
Fixed costs: costs that continue even if no units are produced: depreciation, taxes, debt, mortgage payments Variable costs: costs that vary with the volume of units produced: labor, materials, portion of utilities BEP ($) = Total Fixed Cost 1 - ( Variable Cost / Selling Price) BEP (units) = Total Fixed Cost Price – Variable Cost
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Break-Even Problem with Step Fixed Costs

3 machines
2 machines 1 machine Quantity Step fixed costs and variable costs.

Break-Even Problem with Step Fixed Costs

$
BEP2 TC

BEP

3

TC

3 TC 2 1

Quantity Multiple break-even points

Breakeven Analysis
Technique for evaluating process & equipment alternatives Objective: Find the point ($ or units) at which total cost equals total revenue Assumptions – Revenue & costs are related linearly to volume – All information is known with certainty – No time value of money

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Breakeven Chart
Total revenue line Breakeven point Total cost = Total revenue Cost in Dollars Profit Total cost line Variable cost Loss

Fixed cost

Volume (units/period)

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Crossover Chart
Process A: low volume, high variety Process B: Repetitive Process C: High volume, low variety

Fixed cost - Process C
Fixed cost - Process B Fixed cost - Process A

Process A Process B

Process C

Lowest cost process
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Cost of Wrong Process Found Via Breakeven Analysis
$ Fixed cost
Low volume, high variety process

Variable cost

$ Fixed cost

Variable cost

$

Variable cost Fixed cost
High volume, low variety process

Repetitive process

Total cost for low volume high variety

B1 B3 A B B2

Total cost for repetitive process Total cost for high volume, low variety process

Volume
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Approaches to Capacity Expansion
Expected Demand New Capacity Demand Demand Expected Demand New Capacity

Time in Years Capacity leads demand with an incremental expansion Expected Demand Demand New Capacity

Time in Years Capacity leads demand with a one-step expansion
Expected Demand New Capacity Demand

Time in Years Capacity lags demand with an incremental expansion

Time in Years Attempts to have an average capacity, with an incremental expansion
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Route Sheet
Lists all operations
Route Sheet for Bracket
Sequence 1 2 3 4 Machine Shear # 3 Shear # 3 Drill press Brake press Operation Shear to length Shear 45° corners Drill both holes Bend 90° Setup Time 5 8 15 10 Operation Time/Unit .030 .050 3.000 .025

For a batch = only one set up is required This causes effective capacity to decrease if multiple set ups are required

Calculating Processing Requirements
Product Annual Demand Standard processing time per unit (hr.) Processing time needed (hr.)

#1 #2 #3

400 300 700

5.0 8.0 2.0

2,000 2,400 1,400 5,800

Total machine hours available= 8 hours per shift* No. of shifts* working days (Generally 300 days per year)

Capacity Bottlenecks and balancing

Inputs

1
200/hr

2
50/hr

3
200/hr

To customers

(a) Operation 2 a bottleneck

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Capacity Bottlenecks & balanced flow system

Inputs

1 200/hr

2 200/hr

3 200/hr

To customers

(b) All operations bottlenecks

Case ABC Demm
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Theory of Constraints
1. Identify the system bottleneck(s) 2. Exploit the bottleneck(s) 3. Subordinate all other decisions to step 2 4. Elevate the bottleneck(s) 5. Do not let inertia set in

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Managing Existing Capacity ( S. T.)
Demand Management
? Vary prices ? Vary promotion Capacity Management

? Change lead times (e.g., backorders)
? Offer complementary products

Vary staffing Change equipment & processes Change methods Redesign the product for faster processing

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Pure Strategies - The Extremes Capacity management

Level Strategy Production rate is constant
Level production - produce at constant rate & use inventory as needed to meet demand

Chase Strategy Production equals demand
Chase demand - change workforce levels so that production matches demand
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Level Production
Demand

Production
Units

Time
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Chase Demand
Demand Production Units

Time
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Managing capacity (Medium/short term) _matching capacity to demand
Demand Options — change demand:
– influencing demand – pricing, promotion – backordering during high demand periods – counterseasonal product mixing

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Managing capacity (medium/short term ) _matching capacity to demand
Capacity Options — change capacity:
– changing inventory levels – varying work force size by hiring or layoffs – varying production capacity through overtime or idle time – subcontracting – using part-time workers

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Financial Analysis
Cash Flow - the difference between cash received from sales and other sources, and cash outflow for labor, material, overhead, and taxes. Present Value - the sum, in current value, of all future cash flows of an investment proposal.

Capacity Decisions
Identify Capacity Gaps
Kitchen capacity = 80,000 meals Dining room capacity = 105,000 meals

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Capacity Decisions
Identify Capacity Gaps
Kitchen capacity = 80,000 meals Dining room capacity = 105,000 meals Demand Year 1: Year 2: Year 3: Year 4: Year 5: 90,000 meals 100,000 meals 110,000 meals 120,000 meals 130,000 meals

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Capacity Decisions
Identify Capacity Gaps
Kitchen capacity = 80,000 meals Dining room capacity = 105,000 meals Demand Year 1: Year 2: Year 3: Year 4: Year 5: 90,000 meals 100,000 meals 110,000 meals 120,000 meals 130,000 meals Kitchen Capacity Gaps

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Capacity Decisions
Identify Capacity Gaps
Kitchen capacity = 80,000 meals Dining room capacity = 105,000 meals Demand Year 1: Year 2: Year 3: Year 4: Year 5: 90,000 meals 100,000 meals 110,000 meals 120,000 meals 130,000 meals Kitchen Capacity Gaps Year 1: 90,000 – 80,000 = 10,000

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Capacity Decisions
Identify Capacity Gaps
Kitchen capacity = 80,000 meals Dining room capacity = 105,000 meals Demand Year 1: Year 2: Year 3: Year 4: Year 5: 90,000 meals 100,000 meals 110,000 meals 120,000 meals 130,000 meals Kitchen Capacity Gaps Year 1: Year 2: Year 3: Year 4: Year 5: 90,000 – 80,000 = 10,000 100,000 – 80,000 = 20,000 110,000 – 80,000 = 30,000 120,000 – 80,000 = 40,000 130,000 – 80,000 = 50,000

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Capacity Decisions
Identify Capacity Gaps
Kitchen capacity = 80,000 meals Dining room capacity = 105,000 meals Demand Year 1: Year 2: Year 3: Year 4: Year 5: 90,000 meals 100,000 meals 110,000 meals 120,000 meals 130,000 meals Dining Room Capacity Gaps Year 1: Year 2: Year 3: Year 4: Year 5:

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Capacity Decisions
Identify Capacity Gaps
Kitchen capacity = 80,000 meals Dining room capacity = 105,000 meals Demand Year 1: Year 2: Year 3: Year 4: Year 5: 90,000 meals 100,000 meals 110,000 meals 120,000 meals 130,000 meals Dining Room Capacity Gaps Year 1: Year 2: Year 3: Year 4: Year 5: no gaps no gaps

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Capacity Decisions
Identify Capacity Gaps
Kitchen capacity = 80,000 meals Dining room capacity = 105,000 meals Demand Year 1: Year 2: Year 3: Year 4: Year 5: 90,000 meals 100,000 meals 110,000 meals 120,000 meals 130,000 meals Dining Room Capacity Gaps Year 1: Year 2: Year 3: Year 4: Year 5: no gaps no gaps 110,000 – 105,000 = 5,000

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Capacity Decisions
Identify Capacity Gaps
Kitchen capacity = 80,000 meals Dining room capacity = 105,000 meals Demand Year 1: Year 2: Year 3: Year 4: Year 5: 90,000 meals 100,000 meals 110,000 meals 120,000 meals 130,000 meals Dining Room Capacity Gaps Year 1: Year 2: Year 3: Year 4: Year 5: no gaps no gaps 110,000 – 105,000 = 5,000 120,000 – 105,000 = 15,000 130,000 – 105,000 = 25,000

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Capacity Decisions
Evaluate Alternatives

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Capacity Decisions
Evaluate Alternatives
Expand capacity to meet expected demand through Year 5

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Capacity Decisions
Evaluate Alternatives
Expand capacity to meet expected demand through Year 5
Year Demand Cash Flow

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Capacity Decisions
Evaluate Alternatives
Expand capacity to meet expected demand through Year 5
Year 1 Demand 90,000 Cash Flow (90,000 – 80,000)2 = $20,000

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Capacity Decisions
Evaluate Alternatives
Expand capacity to meet expected demand through Year 5
Year 1 2 3 4 5 Demand 90,000 100,000 110,000 120,000 130,000 Cash Flow (90,000 – 80,000)2 = $20,000 (100,000 – 80,000)2 = $40,000 (110,000 – 80,000)2 = $60,000 (120,000 – 80,000)2 = $80,000 (130,000 – 80,000)2 = $100,000
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Capacity Decisions
Evaluate Alternatives

Figure 8.5
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Decision making related to capacity management
Break even point Cash flows and NPV. Decision making under uncertaintydecision trees

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Analyzing Problems with Decision Trees
Define the problem Structure or draw the decision tree Assign probabilities to the states of nature Estimate payoffs for each possible combination of alternatives and states of nature Solve the problem by computing expected monetary values for each state-of-nature node

Decision Tree
State 1

1

Outcome 1 Outcome 2 Outcome 3 Outcome 4

State 2 State 1

2
Decision Node

State 2

State of Nature Node

Getz Products Decision Tree Completed and Solved
EMV for node 1 = $10,000

Payoffs

Favorable market (0.5)

$200,000

1

Unfavorable market (0.5) -$180,000 Favorable market (0.5) $100,000 -20,000

Construct small plant 2

Unfavorable market (0.5)

EMV for node 2 = $40,000

0
EMV = (0.5) *200,000 + (0.5) (-)180,000= 10,000

Capacity Decisions
Decision Trees
Low demand
Don’t expand High demand 1 2 Expand

Low demand

High demand

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Capacity Decisions
Decision Trees
Low demand [0.40]
Don’t expand High demand [0.60] 1 2 Expand

Low demand [0.40]

High demand [0.60]

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Capacity Decisions
Small/Low = $70 (0.40)

Expected Payoff = Event * Event Probability

Decision Trees
Low demand [0.40]

$70
Don’t expand

$90

High demand [0.60] 1

2 Expand

$135
Low demand [0.40]

$135

$40

High demand [0.60]

$220

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Capacity Decisions
Small/Low = $70 (0.40) = $28

Expected Payoff = Event * Event Probability

Decision Trees
Low demand [0.40]

$70
Don’t expand

$90

High demand [0.60] 1

2 Expand

$135
Low demand [0.40]

$135

$40

High demand [0.60]

$220

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Capacity Decisions
Small/Low = $70 (0.40) = $28 Small/High = $135 (0.60)= $81

Expected Payoff = Event * Event Probability

Decision Trees
Low demand [0.40]

$70
Don’t expand

$90

High demand [0.60] 1

2 Expand

$135
Low demand [0.40]

$135

$40

High demand [0.60]

$220

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Decision Tree and Capacity Decision
-$14,000
$18,000 $13,000
Market favorable (0.4)
Market unfavorable (0.6) Market favorable (0.4) Market unfavorable (0.6) $100,000 -$90,000 $60,000 -10,000 -5,000 $40,000 $0
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Market favorable (0.4) Market unfavorable (0.6)

Getz Products Decision Tree with Probabilities and EMVs Shown
$106,400
1st decision point 2nd decision point
$106,000 Fav. Mkt (0.78)
Unfav. Mkt (0.22)

2 3 4 5

$190,000 -$190,000 $90,000 $30,000

$63,600

Fav. Mkt (0.78)
Unfav. Mkt (0.22) Fav. Mkt (0.27) Unfav. Mkt (0.73) Fav. Mkt (0.27) Unfav. Mkt (0.73) Fav. Mkt (0.5) Unfav. Mkt (0.5) Fav. Mkt (0.5)

1 $2,400 $49,200

-$87,400 $2,400

$10,000 $190,000
-$190,000 $90,000 $30,000 $10,000 $200,000 -$180,000 $100,000

$10,000

$40,000

6
$40,000

7

Unfav. Mkt (0.5)

$20,000 $0

Problem 1:

Practice Problems

Bascomb’s Candy is considering the introduction of a new line of products. In order to produce the new line, the bakery is considering either a major or minor renovation of the current plant. The market for the new line of products could be either favorable or unfavorable. Bascomb’s Candy has the option of not developing the new product line at all. Develop the appropriate decision tree.

Problem 2:

Practice Problems

With major renovation, at Bascomb’s Candy (See Problem 1 above) the payoff from a favorable market is $100,000 and from an unfavorable market $–90,000. Minor renovations and favorable market has a payoff of $40,000 and an unfavorable market $–20,000. Assuming that a favorable © likely, Hall, Inc., the decision market andtoan unfavorable market are equally2004 by PrenticesolveUpper Saddle River, N.J. 07458 PowerPoint presentation accompany Heizer/Render – A-30 Principles of Operations Management, 5e, and Operations Management, tree. 7e

Problem 2:

Solution Practice Problems

Practice Problems

With major renovation, at Bascomb’s Candy (See Problem 1 above) the payoff from a favorable market is $100,000 and from an unfavorable market $–90,000. Minor renovations and favorable market has a payoff of $40,000 and an unfavorable market $–20,000. Assuming that a favorable market and an unfavorable market are equally likely, solve the decision tree.

Strategy Driven Investment
Select investments as part of a coordinated strategic plan Choose investments yielding competitive advantage

Consider product life cycles
Include a variety of operating factors in the financial return analysis Test investments in light of several revenue projections
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Net Present Value
F = future value P = present value r = interest rate N = number of years

P?

F (i ? 1) N
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NPV in a More Convenient Form
Present value of $1.00
Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 5% 0.952 0.907 0.864 0.823 0.784 0.746 0.711 0.677 0.645 6% 0.943 0.890 0.840 0.792 0.747 0.705 0.665 0.627 0.592 7% 0.935 0.873 0.816 0.763 0.713 0.666 0.623 0.582 0.544 8% 0.925 0.857 0.794 0.735 0.681 0.630 0.583 0.540 0.500
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F NPv ? ? I ? N (r ? 1) NPv ? ? I ? FX 1 where X ? N (r ? 1 )

NPV example
I invest Rs 10,000/ - today in a security. In second year it gives me Rs 5000. In year 3 it gives me Rs 5000. In year 4 it gives me Rs 4500. What is the net present value of my investment if interest rate is 14%.

Year 0 -10,000

Yr 1 -

Yr 2 5000

Yr 3 5000

Yr 4 4500

Yr 5

-10,000

0

5000/ 5000/ 4500/ (1+.14)2 (1+.14)3 (1+.14)4

-10,000

3847

3374

2664

NPV = -10,000 + 3847+3374+2664 = ( -)15

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Cash Flow example
A local restaurant is considering adding a salad bar. The investment required to remodel the dining area and add the salad bar will be $16,000. Other information about the project is as follows. 1. The price and variable cost per salad are $3.50 and $2.00, respectively. 2. Annual demand should be about 11,000 salads. 3. Fixed costs, other than depreciation, will be $8,000, which cover the energy to operate the refrigerated unit and wages for another part-time employee to stock the salad bar during peak business hours. 4. The assets go into the MACRS 5-year class for depreciation purposes, with no salvage value. 5. The tax rate is 40 percent. 6. Management wants to earn a return of at least 14 percent on the project. Determine the after-tax cash flows for the life of this project.

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Cash Flow

Cash Flow = Net operating Income + Depreciation

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NPV for this problem
Yr 0 -16,000 -16000 Yr 1 6380/1.14 5596 Yr 2 Yr 3 Yr 4 Yr 5 7148/1.142 6329/1.143 5837/1.144 5837/1.145 5500 4272 3456 3031

NPV ( 5 year) = 5855

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Thank You

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Complementary Products
Sales (Units) 5,000 4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 0
Total
Heaters

A/c s

J M M J S N J M M J S N J Time (Months)
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Approaches to Capacity Expansion
Expected Demand

New Capacity
Demand

Time in Years Capacity leads demand with an incremental expansion

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Approaches to Capacity Expansion
Expected Demand New Capacity Demand

Time in Years
Capacity leads demand with a one-step expansion

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Approaches to Capacity Expansion
Expected Demand New Capacity Demand Time in Years Capacity lags demand with an incremental expansion
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Approaches to Capacity Expansion
New Capacity Expected Demand

Demand

Time in Years Attempts to have an average capacity, with an incremental expansion
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